- Two engineers at Warner Bros. have patented a design for a single DVD that could contain a Blu-ray, HD DVD, and standard-definition movie, according to New Scientist. Wouldn't it have been easier for the studios to agree on a single high-definition format?

- Producer Adam Shapiro will debut his horror flick `Incubus,' starring Tara Reid, on Halloween. The novelty: it'll be available first as a digital download on AOL Red, a site for teens. The price: $7.99. It'll go on sale as a DVD a month later, writes LA Times reporter Chris Gaither. Cool experiment.

- The NY Times' Dealbook blog has a short item on why hedge funds are so interested in Hollywood film financing.

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CinemaTech focuses on how new technologies are changing cinema - the way movies get made, discovered, marketed, distributed, shown, and seen. (With occasional forays into other parts of the entertainment economy.) You can also follow CinemaTech on Twitter (@ctechblog).

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For about the last ten years, I've been writing about innovation for publications like the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Wired, Variety, Fast Company, the Hollywood Reporter, Salon.com, BusinessWeek, and Newsweek.
I helped start (and continue to help run) three conferences: Future Forward, the Nantucket Conference on Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Convergence: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum. I also often speak and moderate at other people's conferences, and serve as a commentator on TV and radio. (Which beats actual work.)
You can reach me by e-mailing kirsner - at- pobox.com. My personal site is www.scottkirsner.com.